We own a small company which is a wholesale distributor. We need a database to handle all our ordering, contact, invoicing, and other records.
I have some experience fooling around with Access, and the Northwind sample database looks like it should handle everything we need, and more. We would need to tweak things here and there. I would hire a professional to do this.
I have heard two opposite opinions on this: 1.) Northwind is an established database that is basically ready to go as is, or 2) Modifying an existing database like that is asking for trouble.
I could use some training on simply navigating Northwind, and importing our data, which is all in spreadsheet form now.
It seems like this is something that could be accomplished with a couple hours of distance training and design.
We may also want to have the DB accessible to one or two people working remotely either through SQL on a server or through a remote connection to my computer.
Is this a feasible plan? Is this forum an appropriate place to look for freelance help with this?
Please excuse any of my butchering of the correct nomenclature.
Any help or advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
David